The meaning of PIMP is a person and especially a man who controls one or more sex workers, arranges clients for them, and takes a cut of their earnings. How to use pimp in a sentence.

A procurer, often called a pimp if male, or a madam if female, (though the term "pimp" is often used for female procurers as well) or a brothel keeper, is an agent for prostitutes who collects …

A pimp is someone who gets clients for prostitutes and takes a large part of the money the prostitutes earn.

pimp (pɪmp) n. 1. a person, esp. a man, who solicits customers for a prostitute or a brothel, usu. in return for a share of the earnings; procurer. 2. a despicable person.

/ pɪmp / Add to word list a man who controls prostitutes (= people paid for sex) (Definition of pimp from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Nov 1, 2025 · pimp (third-person singular simple present pimps, present participle pimping, simple past and past participle pimped) (intransitive) To act as a procurer of prostitutes; to pander.

Definition of pimp noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

A pimp is someone who employs prostitutes — they work for the pimp, who gets a cut of their money. He pimps them.

To decorate or embellish, specif. in a lavish or garish way. (slang) Excellent, fashionable, stylish. Origin unknown. Compare French pimpant (“smart, sparkish" ) Mary Jane Kelly did not have a …

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025 pimp /pɪmp/ n. [countable] a person, esp. a man, who finds customers for a prostitute, usually in return for a …